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No. 7l5,033. Patented Dec. 2, |902.

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(Application Blad Hay l, 1909.) (No Model.)

" By @4% Afro/wv s UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. DOOLITTLE, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOILBY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,OF ONE-HALF TO F. E. SNIDER.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatt-:nt No. 7' 15,033, datedDecember 2, 1902.

Application led May 13. 1902. Serial No. 107,066. (No model Beit knownthat I, CHARLES A.DooLrrrLE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented a new and Irnproved Can, of which 'the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a jacketed can which may beconstructed with extreme cheapness and yet which will serve securely tohold the liquid contents and present a neat and attractive appearance.

To this end it comprises a can the body of which is formed of sheetmetal in a certain peculiar manner especially adapting the can to theapplication of the jacket, which is formed of sections of Wood veneer orthe like held in place by clamping-bands of certain peculiar forni.

This specification is an exact description of one example of myinvention, While the claims define the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying di'awings,forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both Views.

Figure 1 is a partly-sectional view of the finished can; and Fig. 2 is asectional view of the Various parts, illustrating the manner ofassembling them.

The can has a cylindrical body a, formed of' a sheet of tin rolled intothe proper form and joined at its ends by a side seam in the Well-knownmanner, and at the ends of' the body lateral fianges a' are formed. Thehead of the can is formed of a sheet of tin With an indented portion h,which is adapted to be forced tightly into the end of the body, and

from this indented portion projects an annular peripheral flange h',which matches with the upper fiange a. After the parts tand b areassembled the flanges d' and b are bent or curled together, as indicatedin Fig. 1, or, if desired, these flanges may be made shorter thanillustrated in Fig. 2 and merely soldered or otherwise cementedtogether, the bending or curling of the flanges'being dispensed with.The bottom has an indented main portion c, similar to the portion b ofthe top or head,and aange c,similarto the flange b. This flange c' isadapted to lie snugly against the adjacent lower fiange a', and theseanges c' and a are disposed the same as the iianges b and CL', beforedescribed.

d indicates the side jacken@ the head-jacket, andfthe bottom jacket. Theside jacket (Z is formed of astrip of veneer rolled around the outerside of the body a of the can and terminatingjust short of the flangesa. The meeting edges of the strip d may be beveled and laid over eachother, or they may be attached together and held by a strip runningvertically along the outer side of the can, ormany other means desiredmay be employed for making an effective joint between these meetingedges. The sections of veneer c and fare of such size as will permitthem to be snugly fitted within the depressed portions b and c of thehead and bottom of the can, as illustrated at the top in Fig. l. Theparts a, b, c, d, e, andfbeing assembled as described, the sections of'the jacket are held in place by means of seamless or integralclamping-bands g, arranged, respectively, at the top and bottorn of thecan. These bands are stamped or drawn up from integral sheets of metaland before application to the can are of the form shown in Fig. 2-thatis to say, they comprise cylindrical vertical body portions and in-Wardly-extending flanges g', located at the outer` ends of the bands.The top portions or flanges g of the clamping bands are swaged down onthe head and bottom sections of the jacket, and the main or verticalportions of the clamping-bands have annular indentations q2 formedtherein,these indentations running around the clamping-bands and causingthe material thereof to extend in between the curled flanges d', b', andc and the adjacent ends of the main jacket-section d. The innerextremities of the body portions of the clam pingebands are indentedslightly into the jacket-section d, as indicated at g3.

The top or head b may, if desired, be provided With a nipple'or spout h,secured over an opening in the head and adapted to receive a cork, asshown, and a suitable handle may be attached to the head or to any otherdesired part of the can.

The can thus constructed will constitute a secure receptacle for liquidsof all forms, and owing to the peculiar construction employed ICO thevarious parts may be formed and assembled entirely by machinery, thusenabling the can to be produced with little labor and expense.

Various changes in the form and detalls of my invention may be resortedto at will with-l annular jacket-section secured around the body andhaving its top and bottom edges spaced from said flanges, endjacket-sections fitted snugly in the indented portions of the ends ofthe can, and clamping-bands lying over the end edges of the can andcovering said anges of the body and end portions, said clamping-bandsserving to hold the jacket-sections in place and having annularindentations formed therein, such indentations lying between the iiangesof the body and the ends of the body jacket-section, whereby to holdsaid clamping bands in place.

2. A jacketed can, comprising a body portion, ends having indented mainparts tted snugly within the body portion, the body portion and saidends having lateral flanges matching with each other and adapted to besecured together to hold the can-sections in place, an annular jacketsection secured around the body and having its top and bottom edgesspaced from said anges, end jacket-sections fitted snugly in theindented portions of the ends of the can, and clampingbands lying overthe end edges of the can and covering said flanges of the body and endportions, said clamping-bands serving to hold the jacket-sections inplace and having annular indentations formed therein, such indentationslying between the flanges of the body and the ends of the bodyjacket-section, whereby to hold said clampingbands in place, saidclamping-bands being formed of integral sections of metal drawn orstamped into proper form.

3. A jacketed can, comprising a body portion, ends having indented mainparts iitted snugly within the body portion, the body portion and saidends having lateral ianges matching with each other and adapted to besecured together to hold the can-sections in place, an annularjacket-section secured around the body and having its top and bottomedges spaced from said lianges,end jacketsections fitted snugly in theindented portions of the ends of the can, and clamping-bands lying overthe end edges of the can and covering said fianges of the body and endportions, said clamping-bands serving to hold the jacket-sections inplace and having annular indentations formed therein, such indentationslying between the anges of the body and the ends of the bodyjacket-section, whereby to hold said clamping-bands in place, saidclamping-bands being formed of integral sections of metal drawn orstamped into proper form, and said clamping-bands having annularindentations running around them and engaged with the bodyjacket-section and the ends of the can, to prevent the displacement ofthe clamping-bands.

4. A jacketed can, comprising a body portion, ends engaged with andsecured to the body portion and having indented portions, endjacket-sections fitted in the said indented portions of the ends, a sidejacket-section lying over the body of the can, and clampingbands bentover the end edges of the can and engaged therewith to hold the bands inplace, said clamping-bands engaging the end and bodyjacket-sections,forthe purpose specified.

5. A jacketed can, comprising a body portion,.ends engaged with andsecured to the body portion and having indented portions, endjacket-sections fitted in the said indented portions of the ends, a sidejacket-section lying over the body of the can, and clampingbands bentover the end edges of the can and engaged therewith to hold the bands inplace, said clamping-bands engaging the end and body jacket-sections andthe clamping-bands being formed of integral sections of metal stamped ordrawn up into proper form.

6. A jacketed can, comprising a body portion, an end engaged with andsecured to the body portion and having an indented portion, an endjacket-section set into said indented portion of the end of the can, andlying approximately flush with the other portion of the said end, a sidejacket-section lying over the body of the can, and a clamping-band bentover the end of the can and engaged therewith to hold the band in place,said clampingband engaging the end and body jacket-sections, whereby tohold said jacket-sections in place.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. DOOLITTLE.

Vitnesses:

N. S. REEVES, ANTON SUcHY.

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